Upcoming Group Classes (Spring 2025)
Our group classes meet once a week, for two hours. Each level runs for 8 (eight) weeks. Some classes are online, some are in person. The investment for each course (8 sessions) is $360.00. Click on the ENROLL button for your chosen course for more information.
Beginners' Portuguese 1
Saturdays 12:30pm-2:30pm CST
Here students learn pronunciation, to describe themselves and others around them. They acquire the fundamentals in grammar (noun/adjective order, gender, plurals, possessive pronouns, etc), as well as an introduction to verbs.
Starting on May 10th, running for 8 weeks. In-person (Uptown). Max 8 students per class.
Tuesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Advanced Conversation
This is an advanced conversation course designed for students nearly fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, or those who have completed the equivalent of the Advanced Portuguese 3 course.
Starting on April 15th, running for 8 weeks.
This class meets online. Max 8 students per class.
Wednesdays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Intermediate Portuguese 1
Here students will learn about verbs that are commonly used to describe one’s morning routine and also express mutual actions between two people, such as “we help each other” (nos ajudamos). They will also learn new adjectives to describe personality traits and new nouns to talk about food, order at a restaurant, and follow a recipe. In class and at home, students will continue to talk about actions that happened in the past while incorporating new verbs into this tense. Teachers will continue to help students pluralize difficult words, and will also introduce the use of direct object pronouns.
Starting on April 9th, running for 8 weeks. In-person (Uptown). Max 8 students per class.
Thursdays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Advanced Portuguese 3
This course will include news articles about recent events in Brazil as well as popular fiction. Students will be introduced to the “cronica,” a unique and varied type of newspaper column. In order to reinforce learned verb tenses, students will casually discuss their own thoughts about the future and learn more about the history of Brazil. This course will serve as a model and a preparation for later conversation-based "Advanced Conversation classes.
Starting on April 24th, running for 8 weeks.
This class meets online. Max 8 students per class.
Mondays 6:30pm-8:30pm CST
Beginners' Portuguese 4
Students now have expanded the subjects of their conversation, talking about their families, as well as their heritage and background, since in this course they will have learn to talk in past tense.
Starting on April 7th, running for 8 weeks.
In-person (Uptown).Max 8 students per class.
Saturdays 2:00pm-4:00pm CST
Advanced Portuguese 2
Students in this course will continue to learn about the different idioms and variations found throughout Brazil. In order to make each student’s language fit the situation, teachers will discuss the differences between written and spoken Portuguese, as well as introduce various slang terms and abbreviations that are commonly used in informal speech among friends. Putting these skills to practice, students will talk through scenarios like ordering a drink at a bar, making plans with friends, and making small-talk with neighbors.
Starting on May 3rd, running for 8 weeks.
In-person (Uptown). Max 8 students per class.
